New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP OETHE WEEK.


7. Henry French Is to he Broadway.
He arrived last week and began at to hurry the
work the Broadway Theatre In his absence and
that OF his partners Frank Sanger and Elliott ZbOrow
ski, the contractors have teen suiting themselves
and have drawn nearly all their wormen away from the
building Now they all bravey at work and In week
two much progress will have been made IL Is not
probable, however, that the house will be opened In
october. promised. The woodwork and other
matters which stored and burnt IN the Metropoli
Storage House consisted OF materials and gas nxt
removed from the old building. and not of new
material Mt first supposed Mr.. French. by the
way does not to have been much impressed with
the dramatic material he found in London and Paris
did not invest In single play" said he, and gave
myself up TO pleasuring and sightseeing think the
best thing n London Is The Red Lamp" though 1t
depends altogether on Bccrtsohm Tree who is In my
estimation tho best character actor OF the day. In Paris
there absolute dearth OF novelties. The late
Opera Comque fire has doubtless affected business per
eeptbly."
During the past week rehearsals OF "Lagardierc
have been in progress Niblo's aud day two
the last LOT of scenery AMI costumes arrived from
Europe T.. Gilmore Will soon be back to personally
hook after the production and lure Kirafy Is already
dividing his time equally between IL and the Fall OF
Babylon. Miss Floyd. daughter OF William H. Floyd,
for many years member Of wailacks company, has
been engaged the company Imrc Kirafy said ycstcr
day that the report OF Jerome Ravcis death lately
published false. -" have In my pocket, said he.
health though he seyentysix years OF age He Is at
work upon and speaks with lively interest of some
produce in Philadelphia"
There seems be good deal OF doubt ~ to the ar
rangements for the coming AZ the Standard The
atre. II Is. however certain that Miss Lillian Russell
will the principal part In In Cigaic which
will probably form the main attraction OF the regular
season She has maintained her record and quarrellcd
.tth thar A said
Monte Cristo" successful London Durlesque. will be
seen at the Standard before II sets ont tour OF the
country. An English company Including several oil the
original east Will DO in II. but Miss Farren. who
assumed In London the principal character, WI not
n local actress Dorothy" a comic opera by stephen
and Cei'er. being played in London Is also to
he given during the standards preliminary season.
The simmer season In Chicago has proved disastrous
10 most OF the companies appearing there. Mr..
Palmer and Mr. Days companies have, OF course.
attracted large audiences but time have the the
which they appear been crowded 10 sufocati"n
Mr. Dxey, Hooeys IA not doing. II IA said one hait
tho business he did at the Chicago Opera House In
March. Mr.. Brooks buresIue company in Aladdin v
appears have played to excellent houses but the OK
peises of such an Organization must be enormous IL
will be here early ia the season. though al waat inc
atre Is not yet definitely settled
private letter from san Francisco says that the
dramatizaton OF She by r c white, has proved an
entire success at the Tiyoh. where viii run for some
weeks 70 come II will then be brought East and an
opening for II In NcwYork theatre IL being arranged
The music by W. w. Furst AMI the scenery which II
chief attraction Is by jules Kaulbach OF San fran
cisco Not much clsa OF going on In that CITY
At the BALDWIN Humanity Is doing hut n fair bhsl
and siberia " ut the Ac1Iar aocs not attf"c'
many more people
Joseph Brooks has been in town during the past few
weeks preparing for the forthcoming season OF kobso'
and Crane which Is TO begin September % Ihey VIII
then present Bronson Towards comedy which is
TO DO entitled The Henrietta" The play deals with the
subject Of modern speculation and the title refers 10
mine which has much TO do with the story. The cast
includes W. H. Crane NchOids Van AisUte known ~
tho street ia Old Nick -" Btrfie Van Ast"c stuart
Robson; DR.. Pdrk Wdi.righ, IL j. Lcthe0urt anu mrs
CorneHa Opdyie, Miss Selma Icters The scenes are
laid In New York.
Tomorrow evening "The Bessar Student VIII DC
revived at Wallacks an almost sorry to take lnd
ana or" said Colonel MCCALL yesterday even III
ia, or OF such sure card Miockers opera had an
nounced IT, however and made all arrangements for us
production and after all Indiana VIII always DC there
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